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...Yale's athletic heroes for many years back were there to join in the movement for the new "Y" club. It is to be built at New Haven and its membership will include all athletes who have made their letter in any branch of college sport. The idea for the club was submitted to the Yale men at the late supper which followed their big theatre party at the Century Theatre. Not only were athletes of the past and present at the celebration, but also Yale men to the number of nearly 2,000. The formation of the new Varsity...
...article in question contains the first news that the Yale rowing authorities have had of the Yale rowing authorities have had of the proposed change. But the Times does not rest content with its Sunday article. In the Monday edition, under the heading of 'Comment on Current Events in Sport,' we come upon an item on the same subject wherein we find the following paragraphs: 'Yale and Harvard have each appealed to the other to shorten the New London Classic; and now rowing followers explain Yale's new tack by pointing to the fact that Eli crews have been...
...Furthermore, where the shorter distances are rowed, two or three races a season or more can be undertaken without risk of injury, and the increase in the number of competitions will add to the pleasure and recreational character of the sport...
...great expense of rowing is considered by many to the scarcely worth the results obtained by participation in the sport. As there is always a large deficit greatly in proportion to the receipts this loss has top be made up by loyal graduates. The advantage of an amateur coach is one in which the University is alone, for in most of the other colleges professionals take charge of their crews. In spite of this advantage, the University's rowing expenses were larger than those of Yale, Princeton and Pennsylvania last year. The figures for last spring follow: Rcpts. Expenses Loss...
...enormous total of nearly $53,000 loss in the rowing expenses of but four universities is greatly increased by the addition of those all the other institutions in the country which support crews. It is possible that Columbia may give up the sport owing to the unwillingness of the graduates to stand the expense...